Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, in humble adoration:

“When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.”
(Matthew 1:24-25)

What a stepdad You had, Jesus!

He finds out the girl he’s engaged to is pregnant –

and knows it’s not his.

An angel appears to him in a dream

tells him Your mom is still a virgin
that it was the Holy Spirit who caused her to become pregnant.

He tells Your stepdad to marry Your mom

even tells him what to name You:

“Jesus.”

So he does everything he’s told…

and one thing he isn’t told:

He waits till after You’re born to make love to his wife.

Wow.

Help me honor You

with the same depth of devotion as Joseph.

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Proverbs 25:28; Matthew 1:18-23; Acts 24:25; 1 Corinthians 7:5; 1 Corinthians 7:35-38; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Galatians 5:22-23; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5; 2 Timothy 3:1-5; 2 Peter 1:5-9

What is Lazaroo?

Take Me Deeper

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.